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SPECIFICATION 'forming part of Letters Patent No. 629,157, dated J' uly 18, 1899.

I Application filed September 30, 1898. Serial No. $92,261.l (No model.)

' To @ZZ whom, t may concern/- Be it known that' I, MANFRED FISCHHABER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city, county, and State of New Yorkhave invented a new and useful I m provement in Hair- Curlers,pwhich improvementis fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improved construction of hair-curler, the same being-designed as an improvement upon a prior patent granted to me and consisting of a piurality of members, one of which has arc-shaped or curved limbsof unequal length and joined by a cross-,bar upon which is pivotallyhinged or supported the other member of the cui-ler upon which the hair is to be wound.

It further consists in the provision of means whereby the cu rler can be readily drawn from the hair without necessitating unwinding of the latter therefrom.

- It further consists of 'novel details of construction, all as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claimthat follows the specication.

Figure l represents a plan View of a haircurler embodying my invention, the same being shown in open position.

Fig. 2 represents a plan View similar to Fig. 1, -but showing a member of the ou rler havinghair wound there- Fig. 3 represents a plan view of the curler having hair wound thereupon and shown inclosed or operative position. Fig. 4 represents a side elevation of Fig. 3.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a hair-curler, the'same consisting of theinner and outer members B and C, which are composed of suitable resilient material. The member C is composed of the limb D, which is curved or arc-shaped, and of the limb E, which is also curved and has the portion F, which is extended past the axial line cr, of the curler and beyond the terminal Gr, said portion F ending with the reversely-curved and Alongitudinally-extended terminal H, whereby a space J is formed between said terminals and an extended and smooth curved surface is presented by the terminalV H for contact with the curled hair when the curler is with 'tuft of hair, as is obvious.

drawn, said limbs D and E being joined by` the cross-bar K. The inner member B of the curler consists of the limbs L, which are joined by the helical or spiral convolution or coil M, the latter encircling the cross-bar K, whereby the limbs B and C are movably or pivotally connected to each other.-

The operation is as follows: The hair is wound upon the member B of the curler in the manner indicated in Figs. l and 2, after 'which the parts are turned into the position indicated in Fig. 3. It will be noted that by reason of the substantially ovalv or elliptical space between the limbs D and E the latter will not contact with the hair, and by the provision ofthe portion or extension F the latter forms an abutment which can be sprung `underthe free ends of the member B,-as shown in Fig. 8, and by reason of the open space .l the whole curler can be withdrawn at once from the hair when the parts are in the p osition seen in Fig. 3,-the hair readily passing the terminals G and H in the act of withdrawal, as is evident, it being noted that the space between these terminals permits4 such operation,.while when the device is in the position shown in Fig. 3 said limbs hold the same firmly in such position. The terminal H of the long limb Eis reversely curved to present an extended and smooth curved surface on the side thereof adjacent the tuft of hair wound upon the inner member B to facilitate the withdrawal of the de' vice, it being noted that as the curler is withdrawn the curved longitudinally-extended readily over the Attention is also called to the fact that the curler can be operated from both sides, right or left, and the ease by which it can be withdrawn from the hair and turned into the closed operative position (seen in Fig. 3) without springing the limbs E D over the hair or necessitating any contact therewith while in this position renders the present device an important improvement over devices heretofore constructed in terminal H slides easily and accordance with the prior art.

Having thus described my invention, what yI claim as new, and desire to secure' by vLetters Patent, is-

A hair-curler, consisting of i inner and outer IOO limbed resilient members, pivotally Connectportion to provide a space between the same ed, the limbs of the outer membeil being unequal in length, the short limb being situated entirely on one side of the inner member, and the long limb extending across the axis of the ourler and terminating beyond the end of lshe short limb with a longitudinally-extendecl end and the end of the short limb.

MANFRED FIs'bHHABER.

NVitnesses:

CHAS. J. FRITsoH, v F. V. BRANDT. 

